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UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

ADAM BIOKEIJHOUPT AND GEORGE BIOKELHOUPT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TURRET FOR SKYLIGHTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,978, datedJune 6,1882.

I Application filed December 19, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern I 1 Be it known that we, ADAM BICKELHOUPT andGEORGE BIGKELHOUPT, of New York, in the county and State of New York,have invented an Improved Turret for Skylights, of which the followingis a specification.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of our improved turret for Skylights, &c.Fig. 2 is an inner Fig. 3 is a cross-section thereof on the line 0 c,Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-section thereof on the line k 76, Fig. 2; andFig. 5, a horizontal section thereof.

This invention relates to a new construction of metallic framing, andalso of sashes for the upright portions or turrets of roof-ventilators,skylights, and analogous structures; and it consists in the new mannerof constructing the stationary framing, so as to obtain strength in theposts, combined with lightness of material; also, in the newconstruction of sashes 1 which enables their ready removal anddissection for thepurpose of removin gbroken glasses, &c.; and, also, inthenew arrangement of parts for conveniently hanging the sashes, all ashereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown the frame A of a skylight,and two sashes, B and O, of which sashes one is shown pivoted and theother stationary, and we desire it to be understood that the sashes mayeither all be pivoted or all stationary, although usually there. will besome stationary and some pivoted sashes in each skylight'or turret.

The framing A of the turret consists of a base, a, top I), and posts cl.The base a is a piece of angle-iron,with an upwardly-projecting ledge,c, on the inner side, and witha downwardly-projecting ledge, f,-on theouter side, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This construction of base hasmany advantages. It.

furnishes a protection to the outer face of the supporting rafter orwall by means 'of the pendent flange f. It likewise furnishes anabutment, e, againstwhich the lower part of a extending ledgee of thebase should, at or near its upper part, have an outwardly-extendinghorizontal lip, g, forming a recess or rabbet,

its upper end first inserted in the hollow reunder which aninwardly-extending rib, h, of H the swinging sash B (see Fig. 3) canfold when the sash is closed, thus insuring a tight joint when such sashis to be held closed. The top b of the frameA has on its outer part anoverhanging cornice, 2', while its inner portion is first carried up ati then inward at i and then down at i, all as. clearly indicated inFigs. 3 and 4, its vertical parts entering into proper connection withthe posts. Said top 11 is made by preference in one single piece ofsheet metal, .bent tothe form indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. Each post d ismade of two main por tions, as clearly appearsfrom the horizontalsection, Fig. 5--namely, on the inner side of the structure the post iscomposed of a U-shaped upright plate ofiron, (markedj,) while on theouter side the post is formed of the piece I. This piece 1 is bentoutward to form two vertical grooved parts, m, into which the edges ofthe U-postj enter, so that at m the post prop er, constructed of twoparts, j and i, has three thicknesses. At the sides of the part j thewingsof the inwardly-projecting parts lare carried sidewise, as shown ata, to form supports for the sashes B or O. Where the sash is stationary,as shown at O, the glass 0 thereof is placed against the outer sides ofthe wings n and upon a supporting-shoulder,p, (see Fig. 4,) that isformed of a bent plate, D, that rests on the horizontal portion of thebase a. The upper end of this glass 0 is inserted in a hollow receiver,E, that is first rigidly attached to the lower part of the top I), andembraces the top of said glass in front and at the back, as indicated inFig. 4. The glass 0, when to be fastened in place on the frame of theconstruction mentioned, has

'ceiver E, and is then rested with its lower end on the shell 12,leaning at the same time against the wingsn. It is finally secured inplace'by strips 1", of sheet metal, that are doubled so as to straddlethe double portions m m of the posts, and that are extended from wherethey are doubled so as to partly bear against the glass, as clearlyshown in Fig. 5. These strips 1 are then, in their upper and lower ends,soldered fast to the parts D and E, leaving the glass O firmly securedin position; yet it the glass should break or require to be replacedfrom any other cause it is only necessary to melt the small portions ofsolder that fasten the strips 1*, take off said strips, and therebyrelease the glass 0 and make room for a new glass.

The swinging sash B is hung on pins 3, that are fitted through the threethicknesses of sheet metal that project outward at m from each post 61,as already specified, and said pins are secured by being covered withsolder between the outwardly-extending double portions m of the post.The lump of solder that secures each pin may by preference be coveredand concealed by an outer cap, t, of sheet metal, placed over it betweenthe outwardlyprojectingfianges of the post. The two pins 8, that aresecured in two posts, d, for holding one sash B, enter appropriatehearings on opposite sides of said sash and allow the sash to swing onthem. As these bearin gs must come near to the outwardly-projectingflanges m of the posts, they are, to an extent, in the way of the wingsa. Hence we partly cut out said wings n to allow the vibration of thesash on said pins, and, moreover, for a vibrating sash we set the partit of the wing it, which is above the pivot s, farther outward than thatpart, 01 of the same wing which is below the pivot s. This, as clearlyindicated in Fig. 3, allows the sash to be swung up into a verticalposition, and then to rest (above the pivot with its outer portion)against the upper part, a, of said wings, and on the inner side (withits lower portion) against the lower part, of, of said wings ii. Toprevent rain-water from interfering with the pivots of the sash weattach a small hood, to, to the lower part of the outwardly-set portiona of the wing n, as shown in Fig. 3. Thus the vibrating sash B issecurely hung in the posts, and when closed is held closed by suitablemeans. Its lower part, carrying the rib h, beneath the lip g, excludesthe air from the interior of the structure, also by coming against theledge e of the base and by hearing against the outer sides of theportions n of the wingsn. The upper part of the said swinging sash, whenin the vertical position, excludes air by hearing against the portions nof the wings a, and also by striking against a suspended ledge, 11, thatprojects downward from the cap b, as shown in Fig. 3.

In order to get at the sash B, when it is desired to remove it, it isonly necessary to melt the solder that holds the pins 8 to the posts,whereupon said pins can he slid out of their supports, thus leaving thesash B free to be removed. the glass can be easily taken out of it andreplaced in it. To this end it is composed of a in position.

The sash B is constructed so that bent to form the rib h, hereinabovereferred to, and also a shoulder, 07, on which the glass rests, and adownwardly-projecting ledge, b on the outer side, which ledge, whencoming in contact with the partf of the base, will insure a tight joint.When the glass has been placed on the frame w, so as to rest on theshoulder 0 the side fasteningplates z are first inserted into thegrooves of the frame 10, which are provided for their reception, asindicated in Fig. 5, and thereupon the top fastening-plate z is insertedinto its groove, as indicated in Fig. 3, so as to partly overlap theends of the strips 10, as indicated in Fig. 1. Then by applying a smallquantity of solder at the ends of the upper strip z where it overlapsthe vertical strip 2 the entire structure will be united and readilyconnected, and yet the glass can at all times be easily removed bymerely melting the solder off said strip, and then withdrawing them fromthe main frame to of the sash.

We claim 1. The base a, having upwardly-projecting ledge e on its innerside, and outwardly-extending lip g thereon, in combinationwiththeswinging sash B, having a rib, h, on its inner side, which rib isadapted to enter beneath the lip g, substantially as described.

2. The post d, constructed of the U-pieee j and of the outer portion, 1,which is doubled at m, in line with the transverse walls of theU-piecej, to embrace the edges of the U-piece, substantially asdescribed.

3. The posts d, made with outwardly-projecting doubled extensions 1, andcombined with doubled strips 1' r and with the lower supporting-piece,D, having shoulder 12, and upper receiver, E, all arranged for receivingand securing the glass 0 in the frame A, substantially as specified.

4. The posts d, made with outwardly-projecting doubled extensions 1, andcombined with the lower supporting-piece, D, having shoulder 19, andupper receiver, E, all arranged for receiving and securing the glass 0in the frame A, substantially as specified.

5. The combination of the vibrating sash B with the base a, having ledgee, and with the top b, having cornice t, bends 15% i, anddownwardly-projecting flange 'v, substantially as described.

6. The sash-frame 1r, constructed with lower shoulder, a, suspendedledge b and rib h, substantially as specified.

7. The sash-frame to, having grooves at the sides and top, and combinedwith the lockingstrips 2, which are inserted in said grooves and holdthe glass in place, together with said frame to, substantially asspecified.

This specification of our invention signed by us this 14th day ofDecember, 1881.

ADAM BIGKELHOUPT. GEORGE BIOKELHOUPI. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. 0. SMITH, WILLY G. E. SCHULTZ.

